Skegness Log: 14-11-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.0 0335 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ etc. Scrolling PS. 40 second burst  1530km
 87.5 0336 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) As 88.0  1291km
 87.8 0336 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) As 88.0 in 40 second burst  1592km **
 88.3 0336 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JEDYNKA_ etc. 30 second burst  1229km
 89.4 0336 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) As 88.0, etc.  1406km **
 90.4 0504 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) Jingle and YL ID after news  1199km **
 90.5 0517 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 280A  1091km **
 90.6 0519 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222  1291km
 91.7 0519 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233  1291km
 89.0 0523  I  RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) Italian song. Presumed with Monte Venda in on 89.9.   1197km **
 89.9 0523  I  RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203  1197km
107.1 0841 POL Radio ZET, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) Vocal ID  1211km
103.5 0853 HNG Class FM, Tokaj (BAZ) B205  1580km **
105.5 0853 CZE Evropa 2, Votice or Brno 2204 EVROPA_2 **
106.9 0856  D  B5 Aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) or Brotjacklriegel D315
104.0 0906 POL PR 4, Zielona Góra/Wilkanowo (LU) 3223. Listed 2kW  1031km **
106.8 0909 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3232  1127km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

This is my first meteor log using the Elad FDM-S2 SDR receiver.

No web streams were recorded for comparison checking. All stations were identified using RDS, live parallels or vocal ID. The RDS performance on the S2 software is actually MUCH better than I thought. Hopefully I will have grasped SDR Console soon enough so I can use the improved RDS performance and the file analyser, which looks very useful. Thanks again go to Jim Smith who took the time to go through a few of the basics in Console. This programme offers many advantages over the S2 software, but I have to say both have their advantages.

For those who are not familiar with the Elad FDM-S2, it is an SDR receiver, capable of recording up to six MHz of IF bandwidth. Its performance on band 2 is exceptional when used with a pre-amp. The FDM-S2 also covers long wave, through medium and short wave, band 1 and the OIRT band, right up to 160 MHz. I have yet to try the FDM-S2 outside band 2.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2, Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification.

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.